On Writing: The Art of Creating a Compelling Hook.

Dear humans,

In this installment of A Cat’s Guide to Writing, we’re going to attempt to pick the female’s brains for all of her secrets. Since that icky gray mass has more than a few secrets, we’ll start with something rather important to writing a book: the beginning.

It doesn’t matter if you plot or write off the cuff. No matter what writing style you embrace, you need to start a story somewhere.

Knowing where to begin and how to create a compelling story hook is really important. Aft...